1956 Ford Popular

The Ford Popular is a car from Ford built in England between 1953 and 1959. When production of the older Ford Anglia and Ford Prefect was stopped in 1953 the Popular was developed as a budget alternative. The Popular was based on the old, prewar-style Anglia. It was powered by a Ford Sidevalve 1172 cc four cylinder engine. The car was very basic. It had a single vacuum powered wiper, no heater, vinyl trim and very little chrome. Over 150,000 Populars were made. 1956 Ford Popular (1172cc) at The Great West Road Run, Aust, Bristol, England. ... 1956 Ford Popular (1172cc) at The Great West Road Run, Aust, Bristol, England. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Ford of Britain, Limited is the manufacturing and sales arm of the Ford Motor Company for the United Kingdom and originally also Ireland. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ford Anglia was a British car from Ford in the UK. It was related to the Ford Prefect and the later Ford Popular. ... The Ford Prefect was a line of British automobiles produced by the UK. section of the Ford Motor Company. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Ford sidevalve engine in a Ford model T. Ford Sidevalve is an engine from Ford Motor Company. ...

This car proved successful because, while on paper it was a sensible alternative to a clean, late-model used car, in practice there were no clean late-model used cars available in postwar Britain due to the six-year halt in production caused by World War II. This problem was compounded by stringent export quotas that made obtaining a new car in the late 1940s and into the early 1950s difficult, and covenants forbidding new-car buyers from selling for up to three years after delivery. Unless the purchaser could pay the extra GBP100 or so for a 100E, Austin A30 or Morris Minor, the choice was the Popular or a prewar car. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... Covenant, in its most general sense, is a word for a solemn contract or similar undertaking. ... The A30 was a compact car produced by Austin Motor Company in the 1950s. ... The revolutionary Morris Minor was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show on 20 September 1948, and attracted immediate attention. ...

In 1959 the old Popular was replaced by a new version that was in production until 1962. As the old version it used the Anglia shell, the 100E this time, and it was powered by a 1172 cc sidevalve engine. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Revival - 1975-1980

In 1975 the Popular name was revived for an an absolute base model of the newly released Ford Escort Mk2. This model would be bare on luxuries, had a standard 1.1 litre OHV Kent motor, and drum brakes all round. The Ford Escort is a sub-compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ...